- Quotes are self-entered, so less verifiable than a live review feed
- Hosted widget: free tier has a view limit and Common Ninja branding
- Adds a third-party script to each page it sits on
- Squarespace list sections already handle simple testimonial carousels
Overview
The best testimonials most of my clients have never reached Google. They arrived by email, in a sales call debrief or on a feedback form after a project. Common Ninja's Testimonials Slider is a hosted SaaS widget for exactly those quotes: you type or paste them in yourself, add the author's name, role, company, photo and an optional star rating, and the widget displays them as a slider, wall, grid or quote-card carousel on your Squarespace site through a Code block embed.
What it includes
Manual testimonial entry with drag-and-drop ordering, a choice of layouts (horizontal slider, vertical wall, grid and quote-card carousel), several skins (card, minimal, framed quote and photo-prominent), a toggleable one to five star rating per quote, a source icon such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn or Trustpilot or your own upload, arrow and pagination controls with a fade-edge option, full right-to-left support, colour and font controls, and a custom CSS field. Edits in the dashboard push live without touching the Squarespace page again.
Who it suits
Service businesses, consultants, agencies and freelancers whose proof is private rather than public, B2B companies whose clients will not review on consumer platforms, and anyone pairing a case study or portfolio piece with a client quote. Placed above a pricing table or near a booking button, three strong quotes do a lot of work.
Trade-offs
Because you curate the content, the widget carries less verifiable weight than a live Google Reviews feed; the two are complementary rather than interchangeable. It is a hosted widget with a free tier and paid plans, so the free plan covers one widget with a monthly view limit and Common Ninja branding, and it loads from Common Ninja's servers, adding a third-party script to the page. Squarespace's own list section can already do a simple testimonial carousel, so weigh whether you need the extra layouts and per-quote metadata.
How it installs
Add your testimonials in the Common Ninja editor, choose a layout and skin, copy the embed snippet, then add a Code block to your Squarespace page and paste it in. Code blocks are available on all current Squarespace plans, so no Core plan or code injection is needed.
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- Manually curated testimonials with name, role, photo and rating
- Slider, wall, grid and quote-card carousel layouts
- Source icons for Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Trustpilot or custom
- Skins, colour and font controls plus custom CSS
- Full right-to-left support and one-line Code block embed
Full specifications
Specifications
Slider, wall, grid and quote-card carousel layouts
Source icons for google, facebook, linkedin, trustpilot or custom
Skins, colour and font controls plus custom css
Full right-to-left support and one-line code block embed
B2b companies whose clients do not review on consumer platforms
Designers and photographers pairing quotes with portfolio pieces
Pricing and booking pages that need social proof beside the button
Hosted widget: free tier has a view limit and common ninja branding
Adds a third-party script to each page it sits on
Squarespace list sections already handle simple testimonial carousels